Hector Ibarra, Azad Khan, and Sven Gerzer explored what’s shaping foreign direct investment (FDI) strategy among international business leaders in a recent article for Area Development.

"Access to a qualified workforce, proximity to customers, unique real estate solutions, immigration hurdles, cultural fit, and yes — tariffs — are on the minds of executives considering FDI in the U.S. right now," they wrote.

"Those takeaways come from recent conversations we have had with dozens of business leaders from around the globe, including at the SelectUSA Investment Summit in Washington, DC," they continued. "Hosted by the U.S. Department of Commerce, the summit brought together over 5,500 professionals from more than 100 international markets. (Our Business Expansion + Location Solutions Team has a long history of helping executives explore U.S. investment opportunities at SelectUSA.)" 

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